Motor driving-wheel.



A. HUADLE'Y',

MSTOR DRIVING WHEEL,

APPLICATION FILED MAK. 19, 19H. LYYSAG,

Patented Feb: 22, 1915,

Lamm/woz @@9653 Hbad/ A. H. HOA'DLEY.

MOTOR DRlViNG WHEEL.

APPLlcATioN min MAR. 19. 1915.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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' driving (xl/mout U El?? @uuml elevation on line 5v- 1s u, seonon on lin r. 'l .f of humm Wheels for is im edge y broken (army Sho'wm'v rootly W '1in the. wh of my greSc-nt invention is o proved zrl'rzmgonmnt of ho drh within the Wheel :mil u in'ugro ment of driving comme lons haar@ ments and, the whos-h Whoroby motos@ of high speed und high efflolenoy may ho employed and the driving QoWe-r applocl in; L practica l manner to the wheel.

ful-thor object ol' this invention is bho mg provision o'f menus whereby :r plurality of motors may he loortod within the wheel and about its ml@ und operatively oomlcctod to rotate the vhoel when he motors energi'fiech t is found in practice by omplmfihg a plurality oli' motors for obfaning power that E am better enabled to mount the moi/ors r-.f'itll-k in the space limitations, rr other woris found that higher powa' :md great oenoy may be. obtained in his "lzrltoa'l L by the employu'ront ol 'pluzzhay of hi n speed. moorS instand zr Single, motor larger und lower Anotl Juro ol' h v lvdmg L rs1 pow units tha hose Clw measure lndoponlen r therefore are?, nfhrpte o oor noqlmlff of the comme Thon a5 n hyfhs ar 'i are pel cliuf halzmoorh hoho dif; buton of r; appl A o'f power @o h/ o wheel,

Tfw/'lill L and othvz' iuventfm consists of Germ J SLT@ ne body *lo s bofy portion is .fr rear 1 connected "alle brake 's rz l 1 ,lor @over o l of; msm/ewom zh@ boligs so .':0 75

*rts on tho im@ portion o3' ho outs i6 1 r :for the t a molar r AO is also ed by 1r A i tho bolts l? to thls roar plm@ f annular front plat-e 2li. bolted to he body portion of the wheel, and a second internal or :mnulfu: rack 29 1s oonrieoted to lts lof;

oolts These boli-S also servo f Whose middle @o my new,

s struc-'mr zhamherg 3h mmol' Saddle tion ofthe WeiOht el the `)arts as Well u l .points of power application.

i? i 'ai ter is mounted on a jack shat't 39 which' is provided with hearings el@ in the l1 ".llhese casingsaresupported hy hands y nec-ted to the ends of their res Sentire intr tors 33 and @n the opposite ends of each jack shalt are lifted the pinions and 44 which yare respectively arranged vto enF gage the teeth o? the' opposite raalte 2U" and 22. By this eenstruetion., it will he seen that each drying "element unitary structure? that ig the ,motora the Wornn the Worm geary and pinions are arranged in a casingof their own which is eonneeted directly to the inotonitselfj so that each inotor and its driving mechanism Works as a separate and independent unit upon the racks for revolving the wheel and that 3y this structure the wheel is engaged at distinct poil arranged on diainetrieaily opu positie sides of the axle and also on each of a .fertieal plane thro: the center of th wheel, thus equally balancing] the distribuas the The electric energy may he transmitted to the different motors through the cables 'Lt-5, which are show/Vn in 2 as entering the stub axle and passino; part Way through its hollonr center portion Where it is divided to enter the ditlerent motors.

lWhen light power is required, only one et the racks may he used for transmitting the power from a, single pinion on the different driving elements. Then again in seine Cases where very light power is desired, .lf may employ but one of my unitary driving; elements 4-8 including the motor, Worm, worin gear and either one or two pinions and mount this unitfn va hand 50 on the center of the axle 5l, itself, to engage one or both olf the racks EGM-i7 connected to the wheel 52 in the manner illustrated in i", l and 5.

l have shown and described one arraneihent of a pair of motors and mechanism connecting; them to the driving Wheel, but do not 'Wish 'to he restricted to the einployment of the particular number of motors or to kthe particular' arrangenient olf parts shown as any number of motors may he employed and their position. varied Without departing* `troni the spirit and scope of my ini Vention,` one of the essential features of which is an arrangement of gearing whereby the speed ot' the motor may he relatively high for driving the Wheel.

I claim:

l. A Wheel having a plurality of driving;

' motors located Within it and offset on opposite sides or' the asile? the shafts ot' both ino tors being' set atright angles.' to the wheel axle, and means for operatively connecting said .motors to rotate said Wheel on its 2. A wheel havinga plurality et driving elements) Within it and offset Qn opposite sides or the arranged to operate independently upon they Wheel te rotate the same on its axle.

3. A wheel having a plurality of motors out oi" line with and 011 diametrieally of of the axle, the inotor shafts hing' set at right angles to the Wheel axle and iiied thereto, and means for operatively connecting said motors to the Wheel.

ii Wheel having a plurality of motors located Within it and oil'set from the axis of the wheel axle and a train et' gearing positively connecting each of said motors to the Wheel. l

:i wheel having a pair of driving m0- tors located .vithin it and means includinga Worin., a Worin Wlieel and two pinions connecting' each motor to the Wheel to drive the saine.

6. 'A Wheel having; a driving motor mounted within it and to one side of its aXle eenter and means including a Worm and Worin wheel, rack and pinion providing a driving connection between the motor and Wheel.

jl. i wheel having a driving motor mounted Within it and iizzed to its axle, a Worm on the motor shaft7 a rack lined to the wheel, and a Worin gear and pinion mounted on a jack shaft, the former engaging said worin and the latter said rack whereby power is transmitted from the niotor 'to the wheel.

8. A wheel having a driving motor mounted within it and fixed to its axle7 a worin on the motor shaft, a pair of racks fixed to the wheel and a Worin gear and pair of pinions mounted on a jackv shaft, the former engaging said Worin and the latter said racks 'whereby power is transmitted from the motor to the Wheel.

l). A wheel having' a plurality of motors located within it and on. opposite sides of the aulell a pair oit pinions driven by each motor (me of each pair located on each side of a vertical transverse plane through the wheeland a pair of racks carried by the Wheel for engaging said pinions and through which the motor power is tra-nsniitted to the Wheel.

l0. A wheel having a. unitary driving element mounted within it, the same comprising ahnotor, a Worin, a Worin gear and a pinion, the Whole being rigidly supported on axle, and a rack fixed to the Wheel meshing` with Said pinion whereby the motor power is transmitted to the Wheel.

ll.- A wheel having a plurality of driving elements located on diametrically opposite sides the axle, each element comprising a motor, a worm on the motor sha Ft, a Worm gear, and a pinion7 the whole being` supported on the axle and a rack fixed to the .iposite sides fi l 0 wheel meshing with the pinion on the different elements, 'through which the motor drives the wheel.

12. A wheel having a plurality of drivinfr motors mounted within it and arrange about its axle, a' worm on each of the motor shafts, a worm wheel and a pair of pinions mounted on a jack shaft and operated by each motor, and two racks, each for en aging one pinion of each pair through W ich power is transmitted from the motor to the wheel.

13. A wheel having two driving motors, a saddle member fixed to the central axle and arranged to support said motors on opposite sides of the axle and driving gears'for connecting said motors to the Wheel at four distinct points.

1l. A wheel having two driving motors, a

saddle member fixed to the central axle and ,i

arranged to support said motors on opposite sides of the axle, two racks on the wheel and a pair of pinions driven bv each motor, one of each pair being arranged to engage each rack on diametrically opposite sides of the axle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFREDv HENRY HOADLEY. Witnesses:

W. lViIrri-z,

JAS. T. RATIIBUN. 

